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Ember+ Remote Control
Ember+ is a lightweight control protocol developed by Lawo and L-S-B Broadcast Technologies. It was published an open standard, and various companies have implemented Ember+ in their products since.
In Ember+, a device (or software) can act as a “provider” or as a “consumer”. The provider, e.g. a mixing console, publishes a tree of “parameters” which reflect the current status of the system (e.g. fader on/off, volume levels, etc.). The “consumer” acts as a client, subscribes to parameter changes, and can also send parameter updates in order to make changes to the provider where possible.
mAirList implements an Ember+ consumer which can be used as a regular remote control inside mAirList.
Supported Hardware
mAirList can connect to any kind of Ember+ provider. However the following limitations apply (as of mAirList 5.3):
- As mAirList scans the entire parameter tree during startup, the tree should not be too large, for optimal performance.
- For the same reason, the parameter tree must not be recursive (or infinite).
A list of manufacturers who have implemented Ember+ in their products can be found in the ember-plus Wiki. Products include Lawo R3LAY VRX (formerly JADE Studio), and also DHD Series 52 with firmware 8.x.x.x (as an alternative or addition to the native DHD control protocol).
Configuration
Open the standalone configuration app or the Control Panel, go to the Remote Control page, and add a new Ember+ Consumer remote.
Connection setup and monitor
To establish a connection to an Ember+ provider, first enter the IP address or hostname, and the TCP port (usually 9000).
When you are adding a new Ember+ remote, or when using the standalone config app, check the Monitor option to establish a connection to the provider and enable the monitor and parameter tree (see below). When reconfiguring an existing remote from the Control Panel while mAirList is running, the monitor will always be enabled.
In the Monitor list, mAirList displays all received parameter changes from the provider, and you can double-click a row in order to assign a new remote control command to a particular parameter.
Commands
On the Commands tab, the